A blistering Times investigation found that the Fire Department cleaned up its after-action report, downplaying missteps. Although the altered after-action report seems designed to have minimized blame for the LAFD, if not the mayor, the Bass administration said it wasn’t involved. But the evidence is mounting that the department’s brass blew it, or, to borrow a phrase from Bass, “botched it.”As The Times’ David Zahniser reported, Bass said her “botched” comment came in a casual context after the podcast had ended. In one of the latest twists on the after-action report, Tchekmedyian and Pringle report that the LAFD author was upset about revisions made without his involvement. If only the Lachman fire had been as watered down as the after-action report.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 23, 2025 03:27 UTC